Progress of Yale Crew

Spring rowing at Yale has now been in progress for several days and at present 13 squads of candidates for the first boat are working daily, the largest number in years. Of the freshmen there are 11 squads working on the machines. Rowing in the tank has been superseded altogether by practice on the machines, and the university squad is expected to be on the water very soon. Two new English boats, similar to those which Harvard has, have been received and will be given an early trial.

Finding a stroke for the university eight is the most serious problem before the coaches. Four men have been tried in the seat with indifferent success, and the place will probably not be definitely settled for some weeks. The most recent arrangement of the men has been as follows: stroke, Brainard; 7, Goodrich; 6, Howe; 5, Baker; 4, Hunt; 3, Wodell: 2, Glenny; bow, Rice. All of these places seem likely to be permanent except that of stroke, which is uncertain. Of these only Captain Howe, Rice, and Wodell rowed in the university or four-oared boats last year.